Mold Remediation 

Last Updated: March 18, 2025

If your home was flooded during the 2024 hurricanes, it’s important to protect your family from mold growth. You don’t need a permit to take mold remediation steps. To prevent health issues, be sure to take the following precautions when cleaning:

  • Wear an N-95 respirator (available online and at many hardware stores).
  • Wear gloves (ideally long gloves that extend to the middle of the forearm). Avoid touching mold or moldy items with your bare hands. If you are using a disinfectant, bleach, or a strong cleaning solution, select gloves made from natural rubber, neoprene, nitrile, polyurethane or PVC.
  • Wear goggles (without ventilation holes).
  • After you leave the mold site, shower and change your clothes to help you avoid carrying mold back to your current living quarters.

For more information about mold cleanup and safety, visit  https://www.epa.gov/mold/brief-guide-mold-moisture-and-your-home

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